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Europe cautiously eyes exit from virus lockdowns
Europe took uneven steps to phase out coronavirus restrictions Monday as debates rage over how quickly to ease lockdowns that are protecting ...British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work after coronavirus hospitalisation
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged his lockdown-weary nation to be patient Monday, arguing that easing social and economic restrictions too soon ...Stock markets rally on virus hopes, but oil tanks
Equity markets rallied Monday as countries eased coronavirus lockdown measures, but oil prices tumbled as a supply glut offset output cuts. “Stocks ...Merkel faces growing criticism over German virus strategy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been praised at home and abroad for her reaction to the coronavirus crisis, but as voices of ...Spain eyes more easing of coronavirus lockdown after children reclaim streets
Spanish authorities cautiously prepared further steps to loosen one of Europe’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns on Monday after children were allowed to leave ...Italy’s Conte vows to reopen schools in September
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte vowed Sunday to reopen schools by September and allow many businesses to resume in a week’s time ...Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll lowest since March 14, new cases fall
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 260 on Sunday, the smallest daily tally since March 14, the Civil Protection ...UN Security Council nears virus resolution, and perhaps a new path
After more than a month of controversy, a UN Security Council buffeted between the United States, China and Russia is finally expected ...French PM to present strategy on ending virus lockdown
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will on Tuesday present the national strategy for emerging from the coronavirus lockdown, his office told AFP. ...German start-up in global demand with anti-virus escalators
Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen were still in high school when they patented an idea to disinfect escalator handrails using UV light. ...














